Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel recently diversified their selections by entering the realm of eSports, further staking the point that the burgeoning industry can no longer be looked at as just gaming. Vulcun, holders of the largest prize pools in fantasy eSports, is one of the many companies that will have to find […]
YouTube versus Twitch. After YouTube’s parent company, Google, attempted to acquire Twitch last year, it would be Amazon to end up buying the gaming livestreaming upstart for nearly $1 billion. YouTube, though, didn’t necessarily need to validate the space with such a move, they’ve had a surplus of games-related content within their platform, virtually since […]
Red Bull is bullish–pun intended–about several emerging sports, especially this one: eSports. Envisioning the brand as a strong supporter for this sector isn’t surprising. They’re at the pulse of what’s next, even before the mainstream embraces it. Their exploration and investment in eSports shouldn’t go unnoticed; rather, it should be examined further insofar as the […]
Beginning with the MLB’s introduction of Statcast, the sports world seemed to realize just how incredible tracking technology could be in the acquisition of never-before-known statistics. The NFL has responded with their own “Official On-Field Player Tracking Provider,” Zebra Technologies, and will place radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips in the shoulder pads of every player this […]
A week ago, news broke that performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) were being widely used in the burgeoning world of eSports. In a video interview with Mohan Govindasamy, “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” player Kory “Semphis” Friesen proclaimed that he used Adderall at a recent tournament, along with many other players. “I don’t even care—we were all on Adderall,” […]
